In the congressional and White House negotiations on tax reform — including the mortgage interest and property-tax deductions — who has the crucial political advantage of counting public opinion on its side?

Is it the real estate and building lobbies who argue that maintaining long-standing federal tax benefits are essential, given housing’s key role in job creation and that real estate is still in a fragile state after the recession and mortgage bust?

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